Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 487 - 124. You (a person) woman

Chapter 487: 124. You (a person) woman

"Well done, Romulus, seven children are enough to complete the objective. When my father returns, we’ll transform them into Growth-armored Vanguards."

A voice slowly echoed, and a young figure faintly appeared in the space. One moment, he was observing from a nearby staircase, and the next, his form seemed to traverse through layers, appearing beside the wall like a pasted image.

This sensation was extremely mysterious, as if he didn’t exist in three-dimensional space, sometimes disappearing, sometimes descending. Fortunately, this phenomenon did not last long. The blue-haired youth stood still in front of Romulus. He raised his hand, and the scorpion tattoo on his face, due to his displeased expression, looked extremely distorted, almost appearing to crawl.

"Ah, this damn Sequential Arcane Energy curse..."

Mo Zilan cursed:

"Whoever created this Arcane Energy, I will throw his soul into the deepest part of the Starry Abyss, never to escape for eternity!"

"Lord Mo Zilan, please calm down. Once the master returns, we will launch an assault soon, and your problem will certainly be resolved."

Romulus hurriedly soothed the young master’s emotions.

Mo Zilan clenched his fist slightly, and the surrounding air seemed to tear apart like layers, raising a series of mosaic-like space fragments.

Sequential Arcane Energy, the legendary Power of Catastrophe, even the rearmost Sequential Arcane Energy would explode with astonishing effects under the wisdom of civilized beings.

The first generation of Mutants all pursued Sequential Arcane Energy, but by the time of their descendants, they often hated Sequential Arcane Energy deeply—due to the mutated genes of their elders, the descendants of Mutants were often grotesquely deformed, suffering from genetic diseases or being mentally impaired. The lucky ones who escaped severe problems were usually mediocre; their overly active genes prevented them from pursuing other pathways.

They could only follow the pathway of their parents, never seeing any opportunity from birth.

Mo Zilan was no exception.

Inherited from his father, Sequential Arcane Energy did not aid him but made him plagued by illness from childhood, making normal life impossible even after adulthood.

He didn’t dare to wave his arms casually. Compared to his father’s almost deity-like authority, a slight misstep on his part could seal his body into a two-dimensional world.

Waning Moon was an extremely dangerous Arcane Energy, not dangerous to others but severely harmful to the user himself.

"This power... named so beautifully, Waning Moon, Waning Moon, a crescent moon that can never become full. I can’t even use tools with my own hands."

Mo Zilan cursed again.

The essence of Waning Moon Arcane Energy was like treating the real world as editing software or computer graphics, altering surface layers and spatial models.

In layman’s terms, it could be understood as localized dimension manipulation.

When developed to its limit, it could teleport an entire galaxy fleet across distances, two-dimensionalize material, and seal a planet within a piece of paper.

This Arcane Energy had many meaningful applications, such as erasing pollutants, dangerous viruses, or neutralizing disputed areas. The dimensional modification ability could also be used to provide absolute safety during the transport of confidential matters.

Li Aozi valued this ability: with a gentle wipe of the Waning Moon, the information within his implant gear could be ’edited’ away, undetectable by any machine.

But Waning Moon was, after all, a waning moon, fundamentally different from a full moon.

The deadly flaw of this high-risk Arcane Energy lay in the necessity for the user’s hands to unleash it regardless of the development stage.

This led to the fact that the moment Waning Moon was unleashed, the first to suffer injury was the user themselves.

Mo Zilan was the most affected, constantly dealing with uncontrollable Arcane Energy as a descendant of Mutants. He couldn’t do anything with his own hands, even needing assistance for basic necessities. Even a careless roll over during sleep could erase his organs. For years, he had to bind his hands to sleep peacefully.

Having reached this point, transitioning to another pathway was impossible; mastering Arcane Energy was his only option—to develop it, assimilate it, and subdue it.

Li Aozi observed this all along.

This issue plagued every Mutant family, leading to rare large-scale family inheritances in the Dominator System, resulting from this kind of adverse influence. This influence often caused familial relations to deteriorate, particularly when the parents were successful Transcendents, feeling immense guilt toward their offspring, leading to excessive spoiling.

This made indulging children even easier.

Had it been ordinary Arcane Energy, it would have been tolerable, just some petty fights at most; even fatal incidents wouldn’t mean much in the cosmos.

However, dealing with Sequential Arcane Energy was far more serious—a common Arcane mishap wouldn’t cause much harm, rarely affecting oneself, but Sequential Arcane Energy often resulted in regional disasters, highly likely to endanger one’s own family.

Mo Zilan’s tone still seemed quite immature, despite his strength reaching Delta Rank; he still had a childish temperament, indicating he was heavily spoiled by his father.

Li Aozi didn’t hastily make a move. The Waning Moon Arcane Energy, in its early stages, left little room for counteraction, so caution was necessary.

He gathered some information from their conversation.

Mo Zilan’s father, nicknamed ’Waning Moon,’ led about a dozen Gamma Rank followers from the infamous Moras Star.

Moras Star was an independent planet, notoriously a criminal haven brimming with fugitives of all sorts yet attracting foreign investments and wealthy individuals due to its tax haven status and transportation hub, creating a bizarre scene of high crime rates and GDP growth.

On this planet, one was either a billionaire or a murderer and thug, with extreme polarization.

’Waning Moon’ seemed to be a notorious gang leader; apart from his Gamma Rank Dominator System followers, he had his fleet, partaking in interstellar piracy, assassination, and robbery.

Using his two-dimensional ability, Waning Moon’s fleet came and went like the wind, free and unrestrained for a long time. Given time, breaking through to Zeta Rank to dominate would have made him a regional strongman.

Even more, candidly speaking, if he broke through to Kappa Rank and returned from the Starry Abyss, he might become a regional overlord.

But as Li Aozi knew, Mutant descendants often suffered unhappy fates. Mo Zilan’s issues caused great anxiety for his father, compounded by his early-widowed wife and guilt for his child, leading to over-indulgent upbringing, hoping to eliminate the Sequential Arcane Energy curse.

At some point, he learned from rumor about the Crystal Tower Civilization’s Baizhu Star, storing research on Sequential Arcane Energy, along with an ancestral relic capable of solving the Waning Moon Arcane Energy curse.

For a doting father, even a rumor was like a lifeline. Regardless of it being potentially ruinous, he pursued it without hesitation.

Three years ago, he led his troops and Growth-armored Vanguards, infiltrating Trevela to steal data and the ancestral relic, and made a fortune in the process.

When things went awry, he opted for self-destruct, killing numerous innocent civilians and students.

"Oh? There’s such a story?"

Li Aozi listened to their conversation, growing increasingly excited.

He didn’t expect such a secret about Baizhu Star.

"Oh, so this Higgs Field was introduced because of your family, huh. I did wonder why a magical civilization would discriminate against the Dominator System for no reason."

Enjoying the gossip felt great.

After eavesdropping for a while and learning nothing more of interest, Li Aozi pondered how to utilize this information.

Reporting it was an option, but it would certainly alert the enemies.

A Zeta Rank, in a rampage, could cause a massacre on a teaching planet like Baizhu Star, and Li Aozi wouldn’t be surprised at all.

A Kappa Rank expert descending upon the planet required time to compress their abilities to avoid destroying its ecology.

That time was enough for a Zeta Rank to accomplish many things.

It would be best to lure Waning Moon himself out...

"Oh, right! Let’s use this."

Li Aozi quickly devised a plan in his mind.

Romulus first took leave, and just as Mo Zilan was about to depart, Li Aozi suddenly dashed out, Echo Chile tore open spatial ripples, teleporting behind Mo Zilan.

"Calamity: Curse"

Mo Zilan reacted swiftly, intending to flee into the two-dimensional world immediately, but at that moment, his Arcane Energy supply—was severed.

"How—"

Gravity Distortion!

Li Aozi casually cast Gravity, combining it with Echo Force, twisting spacetime. Mo Zilan was instantly trapped in a chaotic temporal flow.

"Who—"

In battles between Arcane Users, the element of surprise was crucial; if the opponent gained momentum, it often turned into a round-by-round duel.

As an Ace Bro, Li Aozi understood this very well.

Bang!

"Got you."

He stomped on Mo Zilan’s spine, with the Strength provided by Bloodline directly collapsing his opponent’s vertebrae. Mo Zilan, lacking the Unilateral Action specialty, though high in Charm, couldn’t resist at all beneath Li Aozi’s foot.

"Damn it—who are you?"

"Good question, your grandpa Du Zexin is here."

Li Aozi was not courteous, blue Neural Tentacles shot from his palm, stabbing into Mo Zilan’s neck:

"Say goodbye to your curse!"

Supernatural Capsule Activation

Extracting super gene from the enemy...

Arcane Energy extracted from the target: [Sequence 56: Waning Moon]

Rating: Omega Sequence (Ω, the ultimate Greek letter)